Arts, Entertainment & Recreation · Hickory, NC
Lucky Chance Arcade
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $8,978 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
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- Back wages owed
Lucky Chance Arcade in Hickory, NC has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $8,978 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- C Wage & hour compliance: $9K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($9K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.
Lucky Chance Arcade in the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Lucky Chance Arcade at rank #309 of 800 employers ($8,978 owed). Lucky Chance Arcade carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #309 of 800 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation employers on WHD back wages ($8,978).
How Lucky Chance Arcade Compares
Lucky Chance Arcade in Hickory, NC has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Snowbird Operations LLC in Snowbird, UT has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Lucky Chance Arcade to date. The Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector average runs $4,481 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Lucky Chance Arcade owed $8,978 in back wages to 6 employees across 1 case and 8 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
How Lucky Chance Arcade compares to the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector, which has 2,226 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Lucky Chance Arcade | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 1.8 |
| Violations | 0 | 5.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $4,481 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,537 |
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What to do with this record
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- Lucky Chance Arcade also carries $8,978 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.